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Excerpt from History of Nemaha County, Kansas And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh. Ecclesiastes, xii. Xii. There are books and books, each purporting to fulfill a mission. Since remote times man has endeavored in some manner to leave behind him the story of his accomplishments during his brief sojourn on earth. Primitive man first chiselled on imperishable stone in various Crude ways the messages which he desired transmitted to his descendants; the ancients inscribed history on tablets of olav' In all parts Of the known world are found the stories of its peoples inscribed in some form on crumbling monuments, on the walls of forgotten, buried Cities - the mes sages telling in graphic detail the story of the ancient peoples of the earth in the only manner which was possible to the inhabitants thereof. As enlightenment came gradually through the ages, the crude meth ods of transmitting knowledge in vogue for untold centuries-gave way to the written and printed pages which we have today, when the ability to read is universal throughout the land. Books have multiplied until their number is incalculable. A good book is a friend and companion. A book of history is not only enter taining, useful, enlightening, but it is valuable and stimulating. We are inspired by the tales of. Accomplishment by our forefathers to do even greater things than they. We likewise take a just pride in our own deeds and successes. Macauley once wrote: Show me a country whose people take no pride in their ancestry; they will produce no posterity worth while. It is well to delve into the past; strive in the present, and to look forward into the future. This volume of Nemaha County History tells of the past, which covers a brief span of three score years since the all conquering American pioneer came into the prairie wilderness to create a home; its pages likewise speak Of the present - wall of which is recorded for the benefit and inspiration of posterity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.